Spiritual growth consists most in the growth of the root, which is out of sight.
~ Matthew Henry ~
And now, just as you accepted Christ as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him and you will overflow with thankfulness (Colossians 2:6-7).
One of the dark clouds hovering over the Church of Christ is the large number of immature disciples - people who claim to love Jesus, but because their love lacks substance, their witnessing is ineffective. They need to be fed milk because they are still babies in the faith, though they should already have been on solid food long ago.
These people gave their lives to Jesus with great sincerity, but there was no spiritual development. The Word tells us to evaluate our spiritual progress in all honesty. The point of departure for spiritual growth is primarily a meeting with God through His Son, Jesus Christ. God leads us to the Word incarnate through His Word. We dare not stop short at this meeting, but allow the Holy Spirit to lead us to deeper knowledge of the Living Christ.
In doing so, we gradually reach spiritual willingness to discipline and feed our thoughts from the sources God has made available to us: His Word, prayer, meditation, worship and spiritual conversations. This leads to increasing obedience to His will as the Spirit reveals it in our hearts. Without us being aware of it, the image of Christ is revealed more and more in our lives as we grow toward spiritual maturity. Our faith blooms to the enrichment and adornment of that part of earth we occupy in His name.
Thank You, Holy Spirit of God, that You help me grow to spiritual maturity. Amen.
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